Commandant
Commandant noun - One in official command especially of a military force or base.
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Major and commandant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Major" instead a noun "Commandant".
Major
Major noun - A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain.
Commandant and major are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commandant" instead a noun "Major".
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- Averted with Blount and Jolivet who, despite being both officers (major and commandant, respectively) never wear their uniforms, even during formal events.
Source: Series / Michel Strogoff -
Commandant Pat Quinlan (the Irish Army uses 'commandant' instead of 'major' for the rank) who commanded the Irish regiment at the Siege of Jadotville.
Source: Majorly Awesome - General Isamu Yokoyama, commandant of the last major Imperial Japanese force after the nuking of Nikko, the last junta capital.
Source: Literature / Decisive Darkness
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